State v. Stanton
Supreme Court of New Jersey
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
COLEMAN, J.
This appeal involves a conviction for second-degree vehicular homicide, N.J.S.A. 2C:ll-5b, based on defendant’s reckless operation of her motor vehicle. The State relied on intoxication and other evidence such as speed to establish that defendant recklessly operated her motor vehicle. The jury was not asked to state the basis for its finding of recklessness. The sentencing provision for vehicular homicide mandates a minimum term of imprisonment for defendants who were intoxicated at the time of the offense and such “minimum term shall be…
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